Treasure Moments

My baby is now 5 weeks old.  It seems like he's been in our lives so much longer.  Perhaps it's because we waited so long for this little blessing.  I find myself wanting to stop the clock to cherish each minute of the day... but the clock keeps ticking ahead despite my desire and chores/daily drudgery keeps me from just sitting and staring at our sweet blessing.

Parker loves listening to music.  Loves it!  However, he definitely has his mama's music taste in that he prefers music with words... not daddy's classical (I think it's because he thinks the songs are someone else talking with him).  I think he's going to have have my chatty personality :)

Each week I'm discovering all the ways that children enrich our lives and fill them with joy.  I'm also discovering how hard it is to raise a baby... How do you remain calm when your baby is crying inconsolably?  Surviving the growth spurts that leave me feeling like a human pacifier for days on end.  Sacrificing my selfish desire to stay in my warm bed at 3am and instead get up and feed my baby.

But then there are those moments that melt my heart.  The moments that just make my heart bubble over with gratitude to God... and I want to remember those moments so here goes.
 

Treasure Moments from this week:

1.) Staring into his blue grey eyes as his nursing while he clutches at my finger.  His eyes say that all is well because mommy is here.

2.) His squeals of delight when I start talking with him during floor time.

3.) Watching him talk with his giraffe and kick his legs.  He loves his giraffe!Maybe a little too much.  I looked over one day and he had latched on to Mr. Giraffe's foot!  Ha ha.

4.) Watching him turn and start looking for his daddy when he hear daddy's voice at the end of the day.

5.) Snuggling with my husband and baby in the morning.  (No, we don't have a "family bed"... but if Parker starts to wake up before I'm ready to get up for the morning, I bring him to bed with me.  This usually buys me an extra hour of sleep!)

6.) Sunday mornings... I'm daily reminded of God's faithfulness when I stare at Parker... which has brought new depth to Sunday morning worship.

7.) Staring at my sleeping baby and seeing him smile in his sleep. I wonder what he's dreaming about...